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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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